Tribe Seeks Restitution For Lost Casino Revenue

Casino News - February 15th, 2010 - Written By Glen

The San Pasqual Indian tribe, located in north San Diego County, had, for five years, battled the state of California for more slot machines in their casino. Though they won the right to more slots, the costly court contention had allegedly cost the tribe enough money to warrant a new court case - a law suit requesting $115 million dollars from the state.

In their law suit, the San Pasqual Indian band attests that the state "acted in bad faith" and "interfered with tribal business," according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.

"It's our lost revenue. We should have had those machines years ago," stated Stephen Warren Solomon, lawyer for the tribe.

Gambling expansion has been increasing not only the number of casinos around the United States, but also the number and variety of games found there in. The push for more slots in the tribe's casino is not an uncommon event in the current financial climate of the USA, though back in 1999 when the issue had come up, casino expansion had still been at a slow pace.

In 1999, the former governor of California, Gray Davis, imposed limitations on the number slot terminals that each of the tribal casinos could operate. A mathematical formula had been added to the imposition.

The lawsuit is meant to make up for the revenue lost during the court battle. Thankfully, California online casinos encounter no such trouble in their licensing, nor would more than one slot per person ever be necessary.